In the past few months, under the chairmanship of John Fennebresque, the UNC Board of Governors has been more aggressive than in the past, drilling down into more topics and increasing its discussions in committees and in the full board meetings.
Published: Sunday, November 23rd, 2014 @ 11:41 am
By: John William Pope Center
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The 1971 law reorganizing the University of North Carolina declared that the UNC system should "encourage an economical use of the state's resources" to further the state's constitutional mission of providing public higher education.
Published: Sunday, November 23rd, 2014 @ 11:29 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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The UNC Board of Governors perhaps opened a can of worms by allowing three historically black universities to lower their SAT admission standards.
Published: Sunday, November 2nd, 2014 @ 12:25 pm
By: Tom Campbell
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The governor of North Carolina is widely acknowledged to be the weakest and least powerful of any in the nation. Governor Pat McCrory is right in being concerned about possible further erosion of that power.
Published: Sunday, July 6th, 2014 @ 8:38 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Broad discretionary enforcement given to the University of North Carolina Board of Governors may explain why one of the state's five public historically black universities, has obtained advantages not enjoyed by other schools in the UNC system.
Published: Wednesday, June 25th, 2014 @ 1:22 am
By: John Locke Foundation
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A current provision in the North Carolina Senate budget prompts the formation of a study done by the Board of Governors of the University of North Carolina.
Published: Saturday, May 31st, 2014 @ 12:25 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Last month, the UNC system's General Administration launched a long-awaited new website. That may not seem a big thing, but it is. The University of North Carolina has an enormous amount of information about the university, such as campus enrollment figures and campus graduation, and the GA promises
Published: Wednesday, May 7th, 2014 @ 5:58 pm
By: John William Pope Center
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I had the opportunity for an audience with Charlotte pastor — and US Senate candidate — Mark Harris on Saturday. (I do have to commend him for not running away in terror after I introduced myself. For some reason, I scare some political candidates.)
Published: Tuesday, March 18th, 2014 @ 12:17 am
By: Brant Clifton
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The The University of North Carolina Board of Governors approved a plan Feb. 21 to ease the path for students moving from N.C. community colleges to public universities.approved a plan Feb. 21 to ease the path for students moving from N.C. community colleges to public universities.
Published: Monday, March 10th, 2014 @ 5:23 am
By: ECU News Services
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Governor Pat McCrory issued the following statement after the State Board of Community Colleges and University of North Carolina Board of Governors today signed a revised Comprehensive Articulation Agreement (CAA) between the two public higher education systems.
Published: Saturday, February 22nd, 2014 @ 6:13 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Every two years, the General Assembly appropriates money to the schools in the UNC system to cover the cost of instruction - primarily professors' salaries and benefits. But the formula used to determine how much money the system requests is outdated, opaque, and creates the wrong incentives for...
Published: Saturday, November 2nd, 2013 @ 1:54 pm
By: John William Pope Center
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A student at UNC-Chapel Hill recently asked me to comment on a survey of employers that had been featured in the Chronicle of Higher Education. She suggested that perhaps the Board of Governors is giving too much emphasis to technical skills when, she said, "employers value good communication...
Published: Monday, October 28th, 2013 @ 11:35 pm
By: John William Pope Center
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Leaked email, UNC BOG nominations cause problems for NCGOP, bumps in the road for Senator-in-WaitingFor years, the UNC Board of Governors has been known as a popular destination for political cronies seeking patronage payoffs. Though, recent scandals within the university system had prompted state Republicans to talk up the idea of shaking the place up.
Published: Sunday, July 28th, 2013 @ 2:28 pm
By: Brant Clifton
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The University of North Carolina's Board of Governors gives high priority to preparation of elementary and high school teachers, and for good reason. The education schools in the state university system produce one-third of the new teachers in North Carolina each year.
Published: Saturday, July 6th, 2013 @ 11:02 am
By: John William Pope Center
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"James Holshouser was more than a friend and mentor, he was a genuine leader,"
Published: Tuesday, June 18th, 2013 @ 10:51 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Former Governor Jim Holshouser passed away today at First Health of the Carolinas Medical Center in Pinehurst after a period of declining health.
Published: Tuesday, June 18th, 2013 @ 7:56 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Governor Pat McCrory applauded action by the UNC Board of Governors today in approving groundbreaking lighting and other energy-saving efforts that avoid $25 million in energy costs.
Published: Saturday, June 15th, 2013 @ 10:48 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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The most rewarding thing about teaching biology for Dr. John Stiller is also the most difficult: Helping students reach those "light bulb" moments in which they obviously have grasped the material.
Published: Saturday, April 6th, 2013 @ 11:47 pm
By: ECU News Services
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Last November North Carolina voted for change. We are certainly getting it. At the current pace and expectations state government will undergo the biggest changes most of us have seen.
Published: Saturday, February 23rd, 2013 @ 8:14 am
By: Tom Campbell
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North Carolina's public university system faces a number of challenges. Taxpayer funding has become more limited. Academic expectations are higher.
Published: Sunday, August 19th, 2012 @ 10:39 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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Nearly two years ago, Gov. Bev Perdue started discussing a subject that in recent years had become taboo in Raleigh: downsizing state boards and commissions.
Published: Saturday, June 30th, 2012 @ 6:59 pm
By: John Locke Foundation
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